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Rhodopentas bussei

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Ethnobotanical Use
General Uses
Synonyms
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Subtypes (subspecies, varieties, subvarieties, forms)
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Internal ID UUID64402d8593133938360227
Scientific name Rhodopentas bussei
Authority (K.Krause) Kårehed & B.Bremer
First published in Taxon 56: 1076 (2007)

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Scientific name Authority First published in
Pentas bussei K.Krause Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 43: 134 (1909)
Pentas bussei f. brevituba Verdc. Bull. Jard. Bot. État 23: 302 1953
Pentas bussei f. glabra Verdc. Bull. Jard. Bot. État 23: 302 1953
Pentas bussei f. minor Verdc. Bull. Jard. Bot. État 23: 302 1953
Pentas coccinea Stapf Bot. Mag. 149: t. 9005 (1924)
Pentas flammea Chiov. Fl. Somala 2: 231 (1932)

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Distribution (via POWO/KEW) Top

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  • Africa
    • East Tropical Africa
      • Kenya
      • Tanzania
    • Northeast Tropical Africa
      • Somalia
    • South Tropical Africa
      • Malawi
      • Zambia
    • West-central Tropical Africa
      • Burundi
      • Zaïre

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Database ID/link to page
World Flora Online wfo-0000836656
Tropicos 50320853
KEW urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77086243-1
The Plant List kew-373943
Open Tree Of Life 1042971
Observations.org 364660
NCBI Taxonomy 387051
IPNI 77086243-1
GBIF 3845991
EOL 1093255
Elurikkus 423640
USDA GRIN 461122

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Scientific Literature Top

Below are displayed the latest 15 articles published in PMC (PubMed Central®) and other sources (DOI number only)!
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Title Authors Publication Released IDs
A comprehensive review of antimalarial medicinal plants used by Tanzanians Kacholi DS Pharm Biol 25-Jan-2024
PMCID:PMC10812860
doi:10.1080/13880209.2024.2305453
PMID:38270178
K2CO3-Promoted oxy-Michael Addition/Cyclization of α,β-Unsaturated Carbonyl Compounds with Naphthols: Synthesis of Naphthopyrans Li SS, Zhao LL, Pan M, Feng N, Peng JB, Ma AJ Molecules 19-Jul-2023
PMCID:PMC10385152
doi:10.3390/molecules28145502
PMID:37513372
Important Medicinal and Food Taxa (Orders and Families) in Kenya, Based on Three Quantitative Approaches Mutie FM, Mbuni YM, Rono PC, Mkala EM, Nzei JM, Phumthum M, Hu GW, Wang QF Plants (Basel) 02-Mar-2023
PMCID:PMC10005506
doi:10.3390/plants12051145
PMID:36904005
Antimalarial Plants Used across Kenyan Communities Omara T Evid Based Complement Alternat Med 12-Jun-2020
PMCID:PMC7306085
doi:10.1155/2020/4538602
PMID:32617107
The potential of anti-malarial compounds derived from African medicinal plants: a review of pharmacological evaluations from 2013 to 2019 Bekono BD, Ntie-Kang F, Onguéné PA, Lifongo LL, Sippl W, Fester K, Owono LC Malar J 18-May-2020
PMCID:PMC7236213
doi:10.1186/s12936-020-03231-7
PMID:32423415
Brønsted acid-catalyzed aromatic annulation of alkoxyallenes with naphthols: a reaction sequence to larger π-conjugated naphthopyrans with aggregation-induced emission characters Zhang J, Zhu L, Shen K, Yang H, Hang XC, Jiang G Chem Sci 02-Nov-2018
PMCID:PMC6346396
doi:10.1039/c8sc03837f
PMID:30774903
Secondary Metabolites from Rubiaceae Species Martins D, Nunez CV Molecules 22-Jul-2015
PMCID:PMC6331836
doi:10.3390/molecules200713422
PMID:26205062
Busseihydroquinones A-D from the roots of Pentas bussei. Endale M, Ekberg A, Akala HM, Alao JP, Sunnerhagen P, Yenesew A, Erdélyi M J Nat Prod 27-Jul-2012
doi:10.1021/NP3002223
PMID:22709138
Ethnodiagnostic Skills of the Digo Community for Malaria: A Lead to Traditional Bioprospecting Nguta JM, Mbaria JM, Gathumbi PK, Gakuya D, Kabasa JD, Kiama SG Front Pharmacol 24-Jun-2011
PMCID:PMC3125516
doi:10.3389/fphar.2011.00030
PMID:21738507
New pentacyclic cyclol-type naphthohydroquinone from the roots of Pentas bussei Jacques Bukuru, Tuyen Nguyen Van, Luc Van Puyvelde, Weidong He, Norbert De Kimpe Elsevier BV 16-Jul-2003
doi:10.1016/S0040-4020(03)00914-1
Naphthoquinoid pigments from Pentas longiflora L. Hari, L.F. De Buyck, H.L. De Pootert Elsevier BV 25-Jul-2002
doi:10.1016/0031-9422(91)84248-Q
A benzochromene from the roots of Pentas bussei. Bukuru JF, Van TN, Van Puyvelde L, Mathenge SG, Mudida FP, De Kimpe N J Nat Prod 01-May-2002
doi:10.1021/NP0101604
PMID:12027769

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Name PubChem ID Canonical SMILES MW Found in Proof
> Benzenoids / Naphthalenes / Naphthalenecarboxylic acids and derivatives / Naphthalenecarboxylic acids
Busseihydroquinone A 60201020 Click to see COC1=CC(=C(C2=C(C(=C(C=C12)OC)OC)O)O)C(=O)OC 308.28 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/0031-9422(91)84248-Q
https://doi.org/10.1021/NP3002223
> Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Prenol lipids / Terpene glycosides / Triterpene glycosides / Triterpene saponins
methyl (2S,3S,4S,5R,6R)-6-[[(3S,4S,4aR,6aR,6bS,8aR,9R,11S,12aS,14aR,14bR)-9-hydroxy-4,11-bis(hydroxymethyl)-4,6a,6b,8a,11,14b-hexamethyl-1,2,3,4a,5,6,7,8,9,10,12,12a,14,14a-tetradecahydropicen-3-yl]oxy]-5-[(2S,3R,4S,5R,6R)-4,5-dihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)-3-[(2S,3R,4R,5R,6S)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-methyloxan-2-yl]oxyoxan-2-yl]oxy-3,4-dihydroxyoxane-2-carboxylate 163057392 Click to see 973.10 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/0031-9422(91)84248-Q
> Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Steroids and steroid derivatives / Stigmastanes and derivatives
17-(5-ethyl-6-methylhept-3-en-2-yl)-10,13-dimethyl-2,3,4,7,8,9,11,12,14,15,16,17-dodecahydro-1H-cyclopenta[a]phenanthren-3-ol 122544 Click to see 412.70 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/S0040-4020(03)00914-1
Stigmasterol 5280794 Click to see 412.70 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/S0040-4020(03)00914-1
> Organoheterocyclic compounds / Naphthopyrans
7-Hydroxy-10-methoxy-3-methyl-3-(5-methylhex-4-en-2-yl)benzo[f]chromene-8-carboxylic acid 163060939 Click to see 382.40 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/0031-9422(91)84248-Q
7-hydroxy-10-methoxy-3-methyl-3H-benzo[f]chromene-8-carboxylic acid 163010421 Click to see 286.28 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/0031-9422(91)84248-Q
Busseihydroquinone B 70688905 Click to see 300.30 unknown https://doi.org/10.1021/NP3002223
Busseihydroquinone C 60201022 Click to see 368.40 unknown https://doi.org/10.1021/NP3002223
Busseihydroquinone D 60201023 Click to see CC(=C1CCC2(C1=CC3=C(O2)C=CC4=C(C(=CC(=C43)OC)C(=O)O)O)C)C=O 380.40 unknown https://doi.org/10.1021/NP3002223
methyl (1R,13R,16S,18R)-4,10-dihydroxy-7-methoxy-13,17,17-trimethyl-12-oxapentacyclo[11.4.1.02,11.03,8.016,18]octadeca-2,4,6,8,10-pentaene-5-carboxylate 162960592 Click to see CC1(C2CCC3(C2C1C4=C5C(=CC(=C4O3)O)C(=CC(=C5O)C(=O)OC)OC)C)C 398.40 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/S0040-4020(03)00914-1
methyl (3R)-5,10-dihydroxy-7-methoxy-3-methyl-3-(4-methylpent-3-enyl)benzo[f]chromene-9-carboxylate 636774 Click to see 398.40 unknown https://doi.org/10.1021/NP0101604
Methyl 4,10-dihydroxy-7-methoxy-13,17,17-trimethyl-12-oxapentacyclo[11.4.1.02,11.03,8.016,18]octadeca-2,4,6,8,10-pentaene-5-carboxylate 85434741 Click to see 398.40 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/S0040-4020(03)00914-1
methyl-5,10-dihydroxy-7-methoxy-3-methyl-3-(4-methyl-3-pentenyl)-3H-benzo(f)chromene-9-carboxylate 11112105 Click to see 398.40 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/0031-9422(91)84248-Q
https://doi.org/10.1021/NP0101604
https://doi.org/10.1021/NP3002223

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